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fox news, chief washington correspondent james rosen has our report. >> these were cia drafted and cia finalized talking points. >> reporter: state department insisted this 94 pages of e-mail released wednesday by obama administration show it was the cia that drove the editing of the false talking points to benghazi. but e-mails reveal then state department spokeswoman victoria new land, and secretary of state david adams were major players in process demanding deletion of references on -- >> those were concerns that we know and have known that cia also shared. >> reporter: true to cia general council steven preston claimed early on that fbi had given quote, express instructs not to issue any statements identifying the attackers. a cia official e-mails his colleague at langly at 9:15:00 p.m. that fateful friday to say quote, state department had major reservation with much or most of the document we havevised document with their concerns in mind, when new land cited fbi investigation as reason for deleting terrorism reverends a cia official shot back, quote, the fbi did not have major
fox news, chief washington correspondent james rosen has our report. >> these were cia drafted and cia finalized talking points. >> reporter: state department insisted this 94 pages of e-mail released wednesday by obama administration show it was the cia that drove the editing of the false talking points to benghazi. but e-mails reveal then state department spokeswoman victoria new land, and secretary of state david adams were major players in process demanding deletion of...
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first the cia blamed protesters. then the state department spokeswoman said prior warnings could make the agency look back. t >> the cia was the agency that made changes to the edits -- i mean to the talking points and then produced the talking points. >> for the president's spokesman to say that, well, there was only words or technical changes made in those e-mails is a flat-out untruth. >> so to blame the cia is a convenient truth. the real truth is, the people who were there in tripoli and in benghazi knew this was a terrorist attack from the get-go. >> reporter: issa says today he'll invite the co-chairs of the benghazi review board to testify privately about why they didn't question secretary of state clinton. >> because, in fact, we knew where the responsibility rested. >> reporter: lawmakers say expect more whistleblowers like gregory hicks who told congress last week he asked for more help during the benghazi attack and was denied. but some question whether this investigation is headed in the right direction.
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that reportedly is from the cia and that was expunged. what does that tell you? >> well, i think it shows that the intelligence community was well aware of what's going on and that the state department really with a more political motive in mind was trying to keep it out. we know from other e-mails that the department's senior leadership was involved in looking at these talking points. and it's this quote you've read is significant and another piece of evidence that the administration's latest spin, you know, this is just bureaucratic turf fighting is wrong. normally it's the cia that's trying to keep information from being made public, to protect sources and methods of intelligence gathering. what happened here is clearly that the cia well understood what was up, as did the state department's own employees on the ground in benghazi, and it was higher levels of authority back here in washington that were trying to put a different cast on the facts. >> finally, ambassador, should there be a select committee to investigate this? >> i think absolutely. we've learned
that reportedly is from the cia and that was expunged. what does that tell you? >> well, i think it shows that the intelligence community was well aware of what's going on and that the state department really with a more political motive in mind was trying to keep it out. we know from other e-mails that the department's senior leadership was involved in looking at these talking points. and it's this quote you've read is significant and another piece of evidence that the administration's...
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with high profile attacks leading to cia deaths as with the attack on the cia boast in afghanistan in december, 2009, in which seven cia officials were killed, sometimes the cia publicly acknowledges and honors cia officials killed but that did not happen in this case. then cia director david patraeus did not attend the funerals of woods and doherty. obviously cia officers feel it imperative to keep their work in the shadows but that in this case may also keep some of the answers about benghazi in the dark as well. >>> coming up, not a great week for the president but while the scandals swirl there is a little teenie bit of good news getting ground out, the deficit problem may be slowing -- not disappearing -- slowing. breaking news out of the arab world. an al qaeda backed suicide attack is foiled in egypt. the reported target? western embassies. we'll have an update when "the we'll have an update when "the lead" continues. b positive?? have you eaten today? i had some lebanese food for lunch. i love the lebanese. i... i'm not sure. enough of the formalities... lets get started shall
with high profile attacks leading to cia deaths as with the attack on the cia boast in afghanistan in december, 2009, in which seven cia officials were killed, sometimes the cia publicly acknowledges and honors cia officials killed but that did not happen in this case. then cia director david patraeus did not attend the funerals of woods and doherty. obviously cia officers feel it imperative to keep their work in the shadows but that in this case may also keep some of the answers about benghazi...
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i put the question to the former cia director michael hayden. do you think there is significance to the fact that so many people who hunted down bill bin laden were woman. >> i will confirm, you are right. this is a band of sisters that led this analytical hunt. two were jennifer matthews was there and elizabeth hanson. both had briefed me about the hunt for bin laden. they were phenomenal. they were obsessed. they were focused. >> somebody said to me there are all of those macho guys out there but you wouldn't want these women after you because they are relentless. >> they were absolutely relentless. this is a decades-long hunt and for these women, longer than a decade. these people were hunting bin laden before hunting bin laden was cool and popular. they were back in the day, prior to 9/11 and in fact, opening line from homeland -- >> missed something once before. >> where she says i missed something that day. i think a lot of people at the agency, including these folks were animated by the fact that if that even had taken place and now they
i put the question to the former cia director michael hayden. do you think there is significance to the fact that so many people who hunted down bill bin laden were woman. >> i will confirm, you are right. this is a band of sisters that led this analytical hunt. two were jennifer matthews was there and elizabeth hanson. both had briefed me about the hunt for bin laden. they were phenomenal. they were obsessed. they were focused. >> somebody said to me there are all of those macho...
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russians say he's a cia spy. so do cia spies in real life wear bad blond wigs? >>> plus, the latest on just how one man allegedly kept three women prisoners in a house for a decade. we have found the one huge red flag that his neighbors missed. we have a special investigation from cleveland tonight. >>> the feds want to lower the legal limit on drinking and driving. >>> plus tonight's shout out. prince harry meets governor christie. chris christie took harry to see the damage of sandy. they talked and had lunch at the governor's seaside retreat and christie presented him with a gift. he got his own blue fleece. now the governor was wearing a lovely mint shirt today but the blue fleece is similar to the one he was seen wearing day in and day out in the days after sandy struck. we'll be right back. i'm the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five percent of store management started as hourly associates. there's opportunity here. i can use walmart's education benefits to get a degree, maybe work in it, or be an engineer, helping wa
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i put the question to the former cia director, michael hayden. do you think there's any significance to the fact that so many of the people who hunted bin laden down were women? >> i will confirm, you're right. this was a band of sisters that led this analytical hunt. two of the sisters were killed at cost. jennifer matthews was there and elizabeth hanson. both briefed me about the hunt for bin laden, both were phenomenal and focused and obsessed. >> there are all these macho guys out there, but you wouldn't want tease women after you, they're relentless. >> this is a decade's long hunt and for these women, longer than a decade, these people were hunting bin laden before hunting bin laden was cool and popular. they were back there in the day prior to 9/11. in fact, that opening line from "homeland." >> i missed something once before -- >> where carrie mutters, i missed something that day. a lot of people in the agency, including these folks, were animated by the fact that that event had taken place and now they wanted to set things right. they re
i put the question to the former cia director, michael hayden. do you think there's any significance to the fact that so many of the people who hunted bin laden down were women? >> i will confirm, you're right. this was a band of sisters that led this analytical hunt. two of the sisters were killed at cost. jennifer matthews was there and elizabeth hanson. both briefed me about the hunt for bin laden, both were phenomenal and focused and obsessed. >> there are all these macho guys...
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the cia e-mail us saying, if needed, you may report that they the cia declined to comment. the state department they had this to say. [inaudible] we have seen the russian foreign ministry announcement and have no furor in comment. >> that russian foreign ministry announce said in part at the time that the presidents of our countries recognized the readiness to broaden bilateral cooperation, including between the special services in the fight against international terrorism, such provocative activities absolutely do not help strengthen neutral trust. some experts pointed out these kind of spying allegations happen pretty frequently, rarely rise to this level and are usually dealt with quietly. there's speculation that russia is under pressure internationally. maybe this is a distraction. >> shepard: you wonder when the dude is carrying o around wigs and disguises. >> pretty bizarre elements to this story. first of all, take a look at the picture of ryan fogle, allegedly on the ground when he was arrested, wearing a baseball cap and what took place be a blonde wig. he also ha
the cia e-mail us saying, if needed, you may report that they the cia declined to comment. the state department they had this to say. [inaudible] we have seen the russian foreign ministry announcement and have no furor in comment. >> that russian foreign ministry announce said in part at the time that the presidents of our countries recognized the readiness to broaden bilateral cooperation, including between the special services in the fight against international terrorism, such...
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and that the cia made them because the cia wanted to protect the, as they put it, integrity of the on going investigation. so that's consistent with what the administration has said all along. now that helps the white house. on the flip side, there is still foder in all the e-mails for the critics. for example, there is an e-mail as i first reported on friday that the state department took issue with the fact that the attack was blamed on an al qaeda affiliate. state department did not want that out. and that came out of the final version of the talking points. no doubt critics will hold that up to say that was politically motivated. now i should point out that cia director, we're told, the cia deputy director agreed with that change. so bottom line, erin, there's plenty in these e-mails for both sides to make their case which means this issue isn't going to go away any time soon. >> no, absolutely. and, of course, john boehner has already requested more data. on that note, dana, speaker boehner's office, i'm just looking at the note here from a spokesman brendan buck that we received
and that the cia made them because the cia wanted to protect the, as they put it, integrity of the on going investigation. so that's consistent with what the administration has said all along. now that helps the white house. on the flip side, there is still foder in all the e-mails for the critics. for example, there is an e-mail as i first reported on friday that the state department took issue with the fact that the attack was blamed on an al qaeda affiliate. state department did not want...
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now i should point out that cia director, we're told, the cia deputy director agreed with that change. so bottom line, erin, there's plenty in these e-mails for both sides to make their case which means this issue isn't going to go away any time soon. >> no, absolutely. and, of course, john boehner has already requested more data. on that note, dana, speaker boehner's office, i'm just looking at the note here from a spokesman brendan buck that we received, right, saying we hope this limited release of documents is a sign of more cooperation to come. they want a lot more information. >> they do. we should also remind our viewers that as late as today, this morning, john boehner had a press conference demanding the white house do exactly what they did tonight. so, you know, we should make that point clear because this is exactly what he was asking for. but you're right, erin. they're saying this is not enough. he said this is not enough. they believe there are other, in their words, "relevant documents" that the white house still won't produce. they're saying this is a hopeful sign of t
now i should point out that cia director, we're told, the cia deputy director agreed with that change. so bottom line, erin, there's plenty in these e-mails for both sides to make their case which means this issue isn't going to go away any time soon. >> no, absolutely. and, of course, john boehner has already requested more data. on that note, dana, speaker boehner's office, i'm just looking at the note here from a spokesman brendan buck that we received, right, saying we hope this...
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provided in the context of the confirmation as cia director. after seeing the e-mails they approved john brennan. it was a large bipartisan vote. theres no issue here. what is clear from the e-mails is three thing debunk all of the conspiracies here. first the idea that there was a protest is put together -- >> chris: they say the attack was inspired by the protests in cairo. there is no mention of a protest against the video in any of the talking points. >> the idea that the point is that the -- the argument here has been from republicans is that it had nothing to do with the pro tests and that was how somehow fabricated by the administration for political reasons. >> chris: is there a mention about the talking points? there is no demonstration against the video in benghazi? >> what the fact that that happened is what a lot of people -- the second thing in the talking points is that the references to terror and al-qaeda were removed notpy the white house or the state department but by the cia. and this h is why -- >> chris: but the state depar
provided in the context of the confirmation as cia director. after seeing the e-mails they approved john brennan. it was a large bipartisan vote. theres no issue here. what is clear from the e-mails is three thing debunk all of the conspiracies here. first the idea that there was a protest is put together -- >> chris: they say the attack was inspired by the protests in cairo. there is no mention of a protest against the video in any of the talking points. >> the idea that the point...
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. >> reporter: cia station chief in libya cabled home that benghazi was a terrorist attack, and first version of cia talking points on benghazi drafted september 15 started we do know that islamicki extremists were tied. >> reporter: president obama did disclose today that talking points delivered by his u.n. ambassador, quote pretty much matched contents of the president's daily brief, highly classified he received each morning "wall street journal" reported today of it not until september 22, that the pdb was updated to. if that it true, g.o.p. lawmaker will want to know why it was so different from cia's own draft talking points when almost identified al qaeda affiliates as purpose operators -- perpetrators, if you could indulge one personal note, i have spent 19 years working on book of watergate there are a lot of comparisons floating around right now. one point i want to make for historical accuracy, president nixon never ordered or saw or touched the president's list. lou: that is why we took care to say they were among charges of impeachment not that he committed such acts. >>
. >> reporter: cia station chief in libya cabled home that benghazi was a terrorist attack, and first version of cia talking points on benghazi drafted september 15 started we do know that islamicki extremists were tied. >> reporter: president obama did disclose today that talking points delivered by his u.n. ambassador, quote pretty much matched contents of the president's daily brief, highly classified he received each morning "wall street journal" reported today of it...
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they say that a cia officer was detained on supposed suspicions of spying after he attempted to recruit a russian secret agent. he was under the guides of a diplomat and written introductions and a large sum of money when he was detained. sounds like a tom clancy novel. to minnesota where later mark dayton will sign the same-sex marriage bill into law. the house passed it 75-79. wettings between same-sex couples can be as early as august 1st. florida senator's marco rubio's super park will defend on gun control. ayotte was criticized in her state. she say mother and a former state attorney general and knows how to be tough on crime. i have to say i don't remember a candidate running an ad to help someone i hope will endorse him should he run in 2016. governor chris cristy is explaining where his campaign aired a negative ad. she said i would have run a purely positive campaign and he will finish it. the latest ad is called out for raising taxes. the second tv ad and part of an $800,000 media purchase. >> politics is a family business. john kerry's brother will be secretary of commerce a
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though now we know that the white house had access to e-mails going back and forth showing that the cia in fact called it a terrorist act and we were just a few weeks out of an election. >> there is no speech that justifies mindless violence. there are no words that excuse the killing of innocents. there is no video that justifies on attack on an embassy. >> also tough trying to get every single one of them wrong, too. >> geraldo: is there any indication yet that any one in the white house was aware of what the irs was doing vis-a-vis the tea party or other conservative groups? >> it would be unbelievable to think that not a sing isle person in the white house close to the president didn't know anything about this. the president has created, geraldo, an environment, a culture of guerilla warfare. he is obsessed with power and ego and hates dissent. he created this environment. who has created all of this? who has created this obsession with power and hatred for dissent in all of these scandals? it is the president. the fact it clearly it just so happens that everyone targeted happens to
though now we know that the white house had access to e-mails going back and forth showing that the cia in fact called it a terrorist act and we were just a few weeks out of an election. >> there is no speech that justifies mindless violence. there are no words that excuse the killing of innocents. there is no video that justifies on attack on an embassy. >> also tough trying to get every single one of them wrong, too. >> geraldo: is there any indication yet that any one in...
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talking points and ended up as cia talking points. they went through all of the obvious details and suspicions and as the judge points out, discredited an ally in the libyan president who said the same day that susan rice went on the talk shows to do the scrub talking points that this is indeed a terrorist attack. slowing down the fbi's investigation endangering our national security. there is is a lot of cover yourself in here. that is going to be hard for the white house susan. >> it's hard to know where to start with all the untruths and sort of the casual attitude towards the truth it shows with what you just showed. the president saying every aspect of this was investigated the report that the state department had put out in december when the chairman of it says no, we had no mandate to do anything about the talking points for an example. that is as clearly an untruth. he throws them off so casually. we also heard after the talking points that the reason they had to strip out any reference to a.q., al qaeda or a.q.i.m. or terrori
talking points and ended up as cia talking points. they went through all of the obvious details and suspicions and as the judge points out, discredited an ally in the libyan president who said the same day that susan rice went on the talk shows to do the scrub talking points that this is indeed a terrorist attack. slowing down the fbi's investigation endangering our national security. there is is a lot of cover yourself in here. that is going to be hard for the white house susan. >> it's...
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the cia contractors fought very brave. two of them fought for hours a hours without getting back up. it's a legitimate question to ask. we can take the attitude there was a terrible disaster. we should just sit back and assume they all knew what they were doing. it's fine president of the united states and not talk or commander or other relevant military entities, not talk to one of them during the evening? when a u.s. ambassador is under attack that has been killed and two more contractors, cia contractors are fighting life and death battle. and the president of the united states has one phone call to the secretary of state and they agree on some statement and then he goes to sleep. may be talks to his own staff. i'm not intent to say that's fine. we can't second guest all of that. the people i know in the military agency thinks there was a failure on presidential leadership. whether it would have been the right decision for the president to make to say it's too risky let's see where we were. i'm not willing to say that's
the cia contractors fought very brave. two of them fought for hours a hours without getting back up. it's a legitimate question to ask. we can take the attitude there was a terrible disaster. we should just sit back and assume they all knew what they were doing. it's fine president of the united states and not talk or commander or other relevant military entities, not talk to one of them during the evening? when a u.s. ambassador is under attack that has been killed and two more contractors,...
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russian security forces detain an american and accused him of working as a secret agent for the cia. and trying to recruit a russian officer as a spy. now, see the evidence for yourself. plus, changing the drunk driving a new recommendation to lower the amount of booze you are allowed to drink before you get behind the wheel. but first from fox this tuesday night. jay carney said in 2006 he wouldn't be any good as press secretary. today would have been difficult for anyone. reporters hammered him with questions on three major stories in the news. the attack, the terror attack on benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead, the justice department's secret grab of associated press phone records. the irs acknowledging that it targeted conservative groups. and these issues at least for today completely overshadowed the president's second term agenda. coverage coming on all of it, beginning now with the irs. breaking today, the attorney general eric holder says the justice department is launching a criminal investigation of the tax collecting agency. he calls targeting conservative gro
russian security forces detain an american and accused him of working as a secret agent for the cia. and trying to recruit a russian officer as a spy. now, see the evidence for yourself. plus, changing the drunk driving a new recommendation to lower the amount of booze you are allowed to drink before you get behind the wheel. but first from fox this tuesday night. jay carney said in 2006 he wouldn't be any good as press secretary. today would have been difficult for anyone. reporters hammered...
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so the cia was super aggressive. all the talking points were reduced to mush and politics was inserted into it. i don't think we should necessarily say this is politics intruding on a cia pure operation. >> congressman, don't you see the muddle in all of in that it's not so clearly watergate as some republicans allege? >> look, i'm not out to try to bring anybody down. i just want the answers. i look at a couple of things. number one, who i think chaed the talking points? these are questions that go to motivation. i know that ambassador rice went on every morning show and said this was a result of a youtube video. this was not a terrorist attack. it was frankly told to us in a closed door meeting in congress by hillary clinton, too. as a pilot in the military, i went to survival training and the first thing they tell you, your country, just know your country will be move heaven and earth to come get you and it appears in this case the country didn't move haven nor earth to can get them. the administration said we had
so the cia was super aggressive. all the talking points were reduced to mush and politics was inserted into it. i don't think we should necessarily say this is politics intruding on a cia pure operation. >> congressman, don't you see the muddle in all of in that it's not so clearly watergate as some republicans allege? >> look, i'm not out to try to bring anybody down. i just want the answers. i look at a couple of things. number one, who i think chaed the talking points? these are...
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when jay carney continues to say the cia prepared these talking points. that's absolute nonsense. they were prepared by the cia, when they were sent to the white house were totally different from the final product. they were revised by the white house, by the state department. that's the purpose of a select committee. that's what was done in watergate and iran/contra. i don't want to say who is responsible because we don't know. that's the importance of having a select committee. but again, this is not just -- you are talking about how much money in a tax return or whether or not national debt, what the exact amount is -- we are talk about this lives and deaths of americans. to be faking that story is just inexcusable. we have to find out who did it, why it was done and who allowed it to happen. and what happened that friday, saturday, and sunday. >> jamie: i know you will search for the truth. well now, i guess, there are revelations that 12 revisions were made. many of our viewers know what they are, already. tell me, let's listen to jay carney. is this the truth or a lie? liste
when jay carney continues to say the cia prepared these talking points. that's absolute nonsense. they were prepared by the cia, when they were sent to the white house were totally different from the final product. they were revised by the white house, by the state department. that's the purpose of a select committee. that's what was done in watergate and iran/contra. i don't want to say who is responsible because we don't know. that's the importance of having a select committee. but again,...
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this was an attack on a cia operation house and the cia was heavily involved with the state department. could you really have defended this more rigorously without -- they were involved with intelligence gathering. could this have been any different? tom pickering and his team said not really. and this back and forth between the cia and state department. how much is the cia working its usual game or also protecting the operational security of going after the people who had killed its own people. that's where i think the investigation still has some room for maneuver. what was that post-attack discussion going on, what was at the heart between the state department and cia? >> you've been shaking your head here, joe. let's stick to this question of how it was portrayed. i watched susan rice on television and i thought she was great but i was looking at it from a total political voupoint view. i said that's a soldier perhaps audition for a big job of secretary of state and she just won it. i didn't know the details. i saw her putting the best light on a situation that was strong and reall
this was an attack on a cia operation house and the cia was heavily involved with the state department. could you really have defended this more rigorously without -- they were involved with intelligence gathering. could this have been any different? tom pickering and his team said not really. and this back and forth between the cia and state department. how much is the cia working its usual game or also protecting the operational security of going after the people who had killed its own...
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russia is alleging this is a cia spy. judging from the evidence we've seen, the wigs, the sunglasses, do you believe them? >> i don't know. i'm not sure this is the case. there could be some theater here, too. the russians like to play this up when they get a spy. remember, putin, former kgb officer, is president of the country. there are tensions in the relationship over a whole host of things. so if they did get somebody involved in espionage, they may want to deter, you know, further espionage as well as russians from participating in espionage. there may be some theater involved here. >> the other part that seems like theater because it just can't be that a cia official would be this stupid is that some russian outlets like "russia today" are reporting on the english translation of a letter they obtained from mr. fogle including telling a potential double agent to go to an internet cafe, create a g-mail account, don't use your personal information. and it's written down. it seems like this is the kind of thing, this k
russia is alleging this is a cia spy. judging from the evidence we've seen, the wigs, the sunglasses, do you believe them? >> i don't know. i'm not sure this is the case. there could be some theater here, too. the russians like to play this up when they get a spy. remember, putin, former kgb officer, is president of the country. there are tensions in the relationship over a whole host of things. so if they did get somebody involved in espionage, they may want to deter, you know, further...
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where is it in the cia draft. we know what the cia draft was. where was the story line it all happened because of spontaneous demonstrations provoked by an anti-muslim video. where is that in the cia talking points? i don't see that. i don't see it at all. >> i don't see it at all. >> that's right. they had the absolute facts and the state department and the white house -- look, we don't know precisely who did this, but this a saturday morning, the cia, they are toll to excite all those comments. i don't think that's the spokeswoman over there, i don't think it's ben rhodes, neither one of those should be telling the deputy director of the the cia what to put in something or what not to put into something. who is the heavy that told them to take it out and who is the heavy in the drama that came up with the stupid lie it was the video? >> so we have three big scandals now engulfing the white house. we have benghazi, the irs scandal and the holder justice department secretly seizing the phone records of the a.p. now the lap dog media of that neve
where is it in the cia draft. we know what the cia draft was. where was the story line it all happened because of spontaneous demonstrations provoked by an anti-muslim video. where is that in the cia talking points? i don't see that. i don't see it at all. >> i don't see it at all. >> that's right. they had the absolute facts and the state department and the white house -- look, we don't know precisely who did this, but this a saturday morning, the cia, they are toll to excite all...
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published that story a year ago about the bomb plot being busted up by the cia, the response on the right was kind of a mini version of the torches and pitch forks that came out against the "new york times" reporters back in the mid-2000 but this time the outrage on the right was directed against not just the reporters, no, no, it was against the government. republicans alleging that the government was leaking to these reporters on purpose for the obama administration's own political gain. they were alleging that the administration doesn't care enough about classified information being leaked. it helps them when it leaks. if they really cared about it, they would freaking investigate, it right? they would find out who was leak information to these reporters. they would chase this thing down. >> what the president ought to be saying is that this is very damaging to the country, and we're going to do everything we can to get to the bottom of it, whether it involves my white house or wherever in the intelligence community. >> well, we certainly need to have an investigation of what has happe
published that story a year ago about the bomb plot being busted up by the cia, the response on the right was kind of a mini version of the torches and pitch forks that came out against the "new york times" reporters back in the mid-2000 but this time the outrage on the right was directed against not just the reporters, no, no, it was against the government. republicans alleging that the government was leaking to these reporters on purpose for the obama administration's own political...
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. >> but look at how he and his advisers have explained this -- >> first of all, the cia was the agency that made changes to the edits -- to the talking points. >> the whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. >> i would refer to the irs. i don't have information about that. we have no knowledge of any attempt by the justice department to seek phone records of the "associated press." >> part of being president is there's so much underneath you that you can't know because the government's so vast. >> carney said it was a sideshow, dana. it looks like a three-ring circus and president obama's the ringleader. >> e and eric holder is the bearded lady. >> when he says the buck stops here, true. but they make sure the buck never gets there because they never tell him anything. so he can apparently say, i don't know, i don't know. >> i disagree. i honestly think he's calling the shots but they have that ring -- no, holder decided -- oh, wait a minute. holder, i'm recusing myself because of my deputy, because i testified. it's my deputy attorney genera
. >> but look at how he and his advisers have explained this -- >> first of all, the cia was the agency that made changes to the edits -- to the talking points. >> the whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. >> i would refer to the irs. i don't have information about that. we have no knowledge of any attempt by the justice department to seek phone records of the "associated press." >> part of being president is...
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and cia military move pt? >> that a good question. right now the group is under pressure but most of it is from drones and airstrikes. but the yemeni government right now, we have to remember that arab spring, in egypt meu barry goes to prison. sulla didn't lose, he just stepped down from being the president. he is still a political figure. there is all of these tensions, behind the scenes maneuvering between the different factions and the yemeni government doesn't have complete control over large portions of the country right now. >> gregory, i know you are a yemen expert. not necessarily a guantanamo expert. but if you -- if something was able to be worked out an these 59 guys were shipped from cuba to home to yemen like the yemeni government is arguing for, do you think that would ehe is not blly be the key to closing guantanamo. >> it would be i think a large step towards closing guantanamo. you i think there is a bigger issue, and that is keeping people indefinitely detained outside the legal framework. and so president obama is
and cia military move pt? >> that a good question. right now the group is under pressure but most of it is from drones and airstrikes. but the yemeni government right now, we have to remember that arab spring, in egypt meu barry goes to prison. sulla didn't lose, he just stepped down from being the president. he is still a political figure. there is all of these tensions, behind the scenes maneuvering between the different factions and the yemeni government doesn't have complete control...
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it turns out the original draft talked about extremists with links to al qaeda and noted the cia had warned for months about threats in benghazi. but all that was taken out before susan rice went on the sunday talk shows. we've invited congressmen from two key house panels, mike rogers, the republican chair of the intelligence committee, and from seattle, adam smith, the top democrat on the armed services committee. congre congressman rogers, you were on "fox news sunday" september 16 right after susan rice came on the show, and she said it was a responsible is tanous reaction to a video that had been hijacked by extremists. from the very beginning you doubted her account. let's watch. >> i have serious questions. it seems to be a military style, coordinated. i'm suspect they could come to that conclusion so assuredly that it was a spontaneous effort given the coordination of it. >> congressman, after what you learned this week, the fact of what the state department officials were saying during the attack, how often and dramatically the talking points were changed, did the obama admi
it turns out the original draft talked about extremists with links to al qaeda and noted the cia had warned for months about threats in benghazi. but all that was taken out before susan rice went on the sunday talk shows. we've invited congressmen from two key house panels, mike rogers, the republican chair of the intelligence committee, and from seattle, adam smith, the top democrat on the armed services committee. congre congressman rogers, you were on "fox news sunday" september 16...
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you sound very angry and talking about the blame that was leveled at the cia. what upsetted you most about that and are you still angered by it? >> i don't know if i'll ever stop being angry, honestly. even though i would like to. what was most angering about that was being out in front, giving warnings, working hard, not just me, but all the people i worked with, and not just in the cia, but in other organizations as well, and then, you know, just having congress and others just turn on you for their own political reasons and really had nothing to do with the truth. >> you know, tell me, i know both of you are formerly with the cia, when did you leave and why? >> cindy? >> well, that's a hard one. i was in a position where i was -- couldn't publish on the outside and i couldn't really publish what i thought on the inside either. analysis was out of fashion and at that point i decided it is time to leave. >> and what about for you, nada? >> i just decided it was a good time for me to try to explore something else. it was -- it was an unusual ten years that i wa
you sound very angry and talking about the blame that was leveled at the cia. what upsetted you most about that and are you still angered by it? >> i don't know if i'll ever stop being angry, honestly. even though i would like to. what was most angering about that was being out in front, giving warnings, working hard, not just me, but all the people i worked with, and not just in the cia, but in other organizations as well, and then, you know, just having congress and others just turn on...
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also this week a spy scandal russia exposes the cia's chief in moscow on u.s. intelligence is caught red handed on to a crude.
also this week a spy scandal russia exposes the cia's chief in moscow on u.s. intelligence is caught red handed on to a crude.
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it was the cia that seemed to take out the word "al qaeda." it was the cia that changed the word "attack" to "demonstration". if you're looking for state department changes, as well, there is evidence of that. for example, the state department pressed to take out ansar al sharia, an the al-qaeda affiliate, was behind the attacks. there is evidence that the state department did press for that change. so there is enough for both sides to grab at in these e-mails to keep this alive as an issue for some time to come, piers. >> okay. very quickly. the pair of you, just tell me which one of the three you think is actually the most damaging. i'll start with you, jessica. >> i think the irs. because it hits americans where they understand it. >> okay. dana? >> absolutely agree. look, we all are -- it sends a chill up our spine. the concept of the federal government taking all of our -- or the press corps' e-mail records or phone records, i should say. but i don't think the american people care as much as we do. the irs is something everybody gets, eve
it was the cia that seemed to take out the word "al qaeda." it was the cia that changed the word "attack" to "demonstration". if you're looking for state department changes, as well, there is evidence of that. for example, the state department pressed to take out ansar al sharia, an the al-qaeda affiliate, was behind the attacks. there is evidence that the state department did press for that change. so there is enough for both sides to grab at in these e-mails to...
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there were leaks about a cia operation we believe in yemen. and made its way into the associated press. the fbi is trying to find out who the leaker is. all right? now, possibly could be the attorney general of the united states. so, holder steps back and says, you know what? i'm not going to conduct an investigation that might even look at me. so, all right. that's what he he did. so there he can get up and he goes i don't know anything about it i recuse myself. it was my deputy who ordered the a.p. leaks. number one, does that make sense to you? >> it doesn't. because your deputy is still your deputy on everything else. certainly that person -- you need to put someone independent there. not someone who works direct little underneath you. here is the second problem. this was just targeted at the leaks, that's a valid law enforcement endeavor. the problem is this is such widespread. if you looked at what the request was and how widespread it was. what it basically feels like and you are seeing people in the press saying that by the way the cur
there were leaks about a cia operation we believe in yemen. and made its way into the associated press. the fbi is trying to find out who the leaker is. all right? now, possibly could be the attorney general of the united states. so, holder steps back and says, you know what? i'm not going to conduct an investigation that might even look at me. so, all right. that's what he he did. so there he can get up and he goes i don't know anything about it i recuse myself. it was my deputy who ordered...
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joining me now is phil black from moscow and former cia officer bob baer. phil, what are the latest details? >> reporter: well, anderson, after being detained last night here in moscow time, ryan fogle was we are told released back into the custody of u.s. embassy officials, and the expectation is now that he's been declared persona non grata he must leave the country immediately. we do not know when precisely and at the moment the u.s. embassy is maintaining silence, still no comment whatsoever. anderson? >> bob, what do you make of this? you're a former cia officer. the letter, the wigs, a compass in moscow, does it make sense to you? >> it makes no sense at all, anderson. you don't carry a compass when you make a meeting in moscow. you never carry a letter. wigs are a waste of time. you just never wear them. if you know who you're meeting it just doesn't matter what you look like. it almost looks like this a kgb, they call it the fsb, plant, to embarrass the united states. but for me, that tells a bigger story, relations between russian intelligence and
joining me now is phil black from moscow and former cia officer bob baer. phil, what are the latest details? >> reporter: well, anderson, after being detained last night here in moscow time, ryan fogle was we are told released back into the custody of u.s. embassy officials, and the expectation is now that he's been declared persona non grata he must leave the country immediately. we do not know when precisely and at the moment the u.s. embassy is maintaining silence, still no comment...
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why would the cia want those words taken out? >> because the way it was explained to me and other reporters by senior administration officials is they didn't want to finger any one group for the attack, in case they were wrong. because it was just days after the attack. and what if, for example, they said this was done by al qaeda and it turns out it wasn't. and then they have to go back and try to accuse someone else that makes it more difficult later on when they try to proceed with a later investigation. so they don't want to be wrong early, and publicly. now, i'll point out that victoria nuland. these e-mails show that the state department asked for a different change, which was that ansar al sharia, an the al-qaeda affilia affiliate, as you know, is named in the talking points. the cia was fine with that and the state department asked for that to come out and it did come out. so, look, there is something for the critics to point to and say the state department wanted some the al-qaeda affiliate taken out and you took it out
why would the cia want those words taken out? >> because the way it was explained to me and other reporters by senior administration officials is they didn't want to finger any one group for the attack, in case they were wrong. because it was just days after the attack. and what if, for example, they said this was done by al qaeda and it turns out it wasn't. and then they have to go back and try to accuse someone else that makes it more difficult later on when they try to proceed with a...
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why did he want to put a flag up over the cia operation? thank you, michael crowley. thank you, great reporting, jonathan. we're going to be right back after this. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breathing while sleeping; and blood clots in the legs. common side effects include skin redness or irritation where applied,
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says the written busting of a cia spy goes against the u.s. russia spirit of trust while the scandal leads the american agent of the mercy of the world's media with a steady flow of drugs and guns over his clothes the scale. of . the pleasures more than haunt the billion euros towards rebuilding mali as a major donors conference even of the eurozone economy shrinks for the sake of course i am. also this hour security over the sanctity of the u.s. government is up to a massive players operation...
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story from may 2012 that appeared to contain leaked details about a cia operation in yemen that stopped an al qaeda plot. law enforcement officials were trying to find out who leaked that information. they obtained the records from more than 20 phone lines of a.p. offices and journalists without notice. the a.p. calls it at unprecedented intrusion. today attorney general holder said he had recused himself from the case before the records were ever seized. >> i testified, i guess, back in june 2012 that i'd been interviewed by the fbi in connection with this -- with this matter. and to avoid a potential -- the appearance of a potential conflict of interest and to make sure that the investigation was seen as independent, i recused myself from this matter. >> since then the leak investigation has been conducted by the fbi under the direction of the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia and the supervision of the deputy attorney general. attorney general holder. but that hasn't stopped the gop from going extreme. the rnc chairman said, quote, attorney general eric holder has trampled o
story from may 2012 that appeared to contain leaked details about a cia operation in yemen that stopped an al qaeda plot. law enforcement officials were trying to find out who leaked that information. they obtained the records from more than 20 phone lines of a.p. offices and journalists without notice. the a.p. calls it at unprecedented intrusion. today attorney general holder said he had recused himself from the case before the records were ever seized. >> i testified, i guess, back in...
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this was a cia outpost. four people from the state department were there for probably 30 or so people from the cia. they weren't talking about that. the state department was a little anxious that it would look like they had gotten all of these warnings that they hadn't paid any attention to. so what they're saying here is this was not about politics. this was about figuring out what we could say to the american people that was unclassified and that was accurate. as it turned out, of course, it was completely false. >> because i know in some of these documents, victoria nuland who was the spokesman, spokeswoman for the state department, she was very concerned about the reputation understandably so of the state department. >> well, that's one of the issues gloria just touched on was the fact that there was a huge cia presence in benghazi. and when they evacuated 30 individuals out the morning after, more than 20 of them were from the cia and the state department thought that this, especially the cia annex, tha
this was a cia outpost. four people from the state department were there for probably 30 or so people from the cia. they weren't talking about that. the state department was a little anxious that it would look like they had gotten all of these warnings that they hadn't paid any attention to. so what they're saying here is this was not about politics. this was about figuring out what we could say to the american people that was unclassified and that was accurate. as it turned out, of course, it...
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why did he want to put a flag up over the cia operation? thank you, michael crowley. thank you, great reporting, jonathan. we're going to be right back after this. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everyone. i got sick...and then i got better. help the gulf recover, andnt to learn from what happenedg goals: so we could be a better, safer energy company. i've been with bp for 24 years. i was part of the team that helped deliver on our commitments to the gulf - and i can tell you, safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge safety equipment and technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all our drilling activity, twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. safety is a vita
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so prime minister churchill asked president eisenhower to overthrow most and act on their behalf the cia and the british helped stage the coup that ended the last democratic government in iran ever knew. after most of that was overthrown he was sentenced to three years in the president and house arrest for life. after the cia deposed most of the place muhammad raise ashot power the shah ruled for twenty five years with the pressure until finally spoke provoked them eight hundred seventy nine islamic revolution. with fundamentalists clerics now in power the company that would eventually be known as b.p. was forced to look elsewhere for their oil. we're all the product of our environment. i grew up in a unique place yeah. this is one part of the world dances to a different to. louisiana is in my blood it shaped who i am. a lot of people i grew up with became fishermen or musicians or oil workers. or chefs. i became a film. my family has deep roots in the easy and. the do praise the daily bars in the show vans all immigrated from france and settled in this region over a hundred years ago. a
so prime minister churchill asked president eisenhower to overthrow most and act on their behalf the cia and the british helped stage the coup that ended the last democratic government in iran ever knew. after most of that was overthrown he was sentenced to three years in the president and house arrest for life. after the cia deposed most of the place muhammad raise ashot power the shah ruled for twenty five years with the pressure until finally spoke provoked them eight hundred seventy nine...